Roa Malaka
Roa Malaka is administrative village at Tambora subdistrict, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The border of Roa Malaka are :
- Penjaringan administrative village in Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta in the north
- Pekojan administrative village in the west
- Pinangsia administrative village in Taman Sari subdistrict in the east
- Tambora administrative village in the South
Toponym
There are two opinions about the name of Roa Malaka. First opinion is that the name is derived from two words rawa and malaka. In the early times, this area was the swamp and full of Indian gooseberry.Second opinion is that the name is derived from Portuguese words Rua Malaka. In the early time, this area used to be prison of the Portuguese prisoner in Batavia, [Dutch East Indies|Batavia], who was captured by the Dutch after they managed to snatch from the hands of the Portuguese city of Malacca on January 1, 1641 Among the prisoners of war is the former governor of Malacca, Dom Luís de Sousa Martins Chichorro. The place in the Dutch language called Jonkersgracht, called Rua Malacca gradually, and eventually became Roa Malaka.